But like parokyano said - there were no laws broken - or at least that's to be determined in the court of impeachment.

If you followed this story before - it's a lot to do with all these Supreme Court Justices and their personal vendetta against Sereno.

Thank you for the link, it's a good read.

You're right, I have not been following local politics.

True, it is unconstitutional, but we've long been beyond the constitution when it comes to the current president's "actions" since he's been elected. I'm not dismissing it, just pointing out that the majority of the people voted and continues to support an obvious madman and have distorted the law to benefit their purpose and logic. What can we do if everyone, including the president and the supreme court judges, think they are without a doubt infallible? The problem is we treat politics like a telenovela. We forget past mistakes. We'll cry foul because of this, then the president says something idiotic again and we've already forgotten this. It's like that since I could remember. It's become a really stale telenovela. The only entity really milking all the ups and downs are the local media.

EDIT: I read the article further and there's a comment that does make a point. "May be" is a vague word.

True, it is unconstitutional, but we've long been beyond the constitution when it comes to the current president's "actions" since he's been elected. I'm not dismissing it, just pointing out that the majority of the people voted and continues to support an obvious madman and have distorted the law to benefit their purpose and logic. What can we do if everyone, including the president and the supreme court judges, think they are without a doubt infallible? The problem is we treat politics like a telenovela. We forget past mistakes. We'll cry foul because of this, then the president says something idiotic again and we've already forgotten this. It's like that since I could remember. It's become a really stale telenovela. The only entity really milking all the ups and downs are the local media.

I agree, that Filipinos have a short memory when it comes to these things. Unfortunately, the game is rigged and the people in power have done very little to change that - for their benefit of course. Our current political landscape is littered with people who have done our country wrong. Mother-effing GMA and FG Mike Arroyo, Jinggoy is out, Enrile, the Marcoses - just because they have money and are able to use it to escape any consequence.

This level of violation towards the constitution can be destructive though. These asshat Justices just destroyed their institutional credibility, and cannot be trusted anymore to fulfill their constitutional duty to be among the checks and balances of their co-equal branches in government.

Nag pa gamit yung mga yun for their own personal reasons - they've put themselves above our country in a way that damages our country beyond repair. This may sound like an over exaggeration - but i believe every piece of what i'm saying - that they have successfully eroded our democracy.

F*ck these motherfuc*ers. all 8 of them who did this.

I also think the defeatist attitude of 'what can we do' is not right. I'm certainly going to do my part. If 17 year olds in the US are making waves to fight against gun violence, why can't we do it here? During times of injustice like this - dissent and your voice is the biggest tool we have and i f*cking plan on making sure I use every tool i have to make sure that our government and our country knows that I'm not taking this BS.

Just like Corona. Sabi ng lolo kong abogado, hindi impeachable offense yung meron siyang hindi na-declare sa SALN. Pwedeng i-correct. But still he was impeached. Part of our family works in the court and they know Corona.

Para talagang telenovela. The court decision is based on what people wants instead of what the law says.

It might be me being blase or something but I feel that we've always been under a constitutional crisis. We're ruled by men, subjected to biases and preferences, even if its unintentional. Justice is never blind, nothing is ever just fair, if you factor in the human behavior.

Obviously, I don't like the president and his policies, but he did win the presidency, and I believe who the sitting president is reflects the national consciousness. I believe our country's "want" right now is a sort of shortcut to whatever goal there should be.. regardless of whomever gets hit along the way.

I'm not being defeatist, not at all. It's a genuine question, what can we do individually? The individual might be smart, but the collective is not just stupid, but rather turns a blind eye.

Just like Corona. Sabi ng lolo kong abogado, hindi impeachable offense yung meron siyang hindi na-declare sa SALN. Pwedeng i-correct. But still he was impeached. Part of our family works in the court and they know Corona.

Para talagang telenovela. The court decision is based on what people wants instead of what the law says.

It might be me being blase or something but I feel that we've always been under a constitutional crisis. We're ruled by men, subjected to biases and preferences, even if its unintentional. Justice is never blind, nothing is ever just fair, if you factor in the human behavior.

Obviously, I don't like the president and his policies, but he did win the presidency, and I believe who the sitting president is reflects the national consciousness. I believe our country's "want" right now is a sort of shortcut to whatever goal there should be.. regardless of whomever gets hit along the way.

I'm not being defeatist, not at all. It's a genuine question, what can we do individually? The individual might be smart, but the collective is not just stupid, but rather turns a blind eye.

True, the collective right now is turning a blind eye and acting stupid, i agree with you there. You are suggesting a collective action problem right now - where we as individuals cannot get our acts together and create meaningful change. It's really a difficult problem to solve - especially since when we do our own calculus in terms of thinking whether it is worth our while to take action is different - frankly a lot of people don't care.

In my own practical way, voicing dissent and my dissatisfaction is enough. This is how those kids in Parkland were able to initiate and motivate change - each of them - just 17 year olds or younger just voiced there opinion. If the cause is worth fighting for that will take care of itself.

But yeah, I can see where you're coming from and I respect your opinion, because like I always say about the politics of our country 'the game is rigged.'

How I wish na sana mag-step in na ang ICC.
Supreme Court can now be bossed around by the mayor from the south. Senate and Congress are currently being ruled by the super majority (aka a$$ lickers of duterte, imo).
And there is that continuous disregard with the issue on WPS and China.